Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna, M.P.
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Speeches 72 #69 of 225·#24 in party
Attendance 7/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 32 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Debate
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Speech history
72 speeches- 20 May 2025 AI summary Harshana Rajakaruna clarified that he had not asked a second supplementary question. Oral Questions: Question Nos. 1-6 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 20 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna briefly intervened to state that he was seeking a clarification. No substantive policy position, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided excerpt. Oral Questions: Question Nos. 1-6 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 20 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna informed the Speaker that he had not yet asked his second supplementary question, indicating a procedural clarification during the debate. Oral Questions: Question Nos. 1-6 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 20 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna stated that around 43,000 items or cases from the previous year’s accumulation remain unresolved. He raised this as a point to the Minister, implying a request for clarification or action on the outstanding backlog. Oral Questions: Question Nos. 1-6 Public Finance Read →
- 20 May 2025 AI summary Harshana Rajakaruna raised concerns about continuing delays in issuing passports, citing a payment receipt for an application lodged on 11 July 2023 and noting that applicants are still receiving appointments up to six months later. He said the appointment system has reduced queues but not solved the underlying problem, and questioned whether the Government, after 7–8 months in office, has taken action to address the delays. Oral Questions: Question Nos. 1-6 Infrastructure Read →
- 20 May 2025 AI summary The Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna raised Question No. 542/2025 to the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs regarding the issuance of new passports. He sought details on the matter, requesting information from the Ministry on the current arrangements and related figures for passport issuance. Oral Questions: Question Nos. 1-6 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 8 May 2025 AI summary Questioned the Government’s inconsistent explanations about who paid for a private jet, noting differing claims that the cost was borne by the Vietnam Government, a Buddhist organization, or both. Requested a clear statement from the Minister on the actual source of payment. Debate: Customs Ordinance - Resolution on Import Duties on Motor Vehicles Corruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 8 May 2025 AI summary Harshana Rajakaruna criticized the Government for failing to fulfil campaign promises, including reducing vehicle prices and revealing those responsible for the Easter Sunday attacks. He cited local election results to argue that the Government had lost public support, contrasting its vote decline with gains by the SJB, particularly in Gampaha. He also called for transparency over who paid for the President’s private jet travel after the Vietnam visit and questioned whether the Government would apply the same standard it had used in 2018 when it demanded dissolution after local election losses. Debate: Customs Ordinance - Resolution on Import Duties on Motor Vehicles Public FinanceCorruption & Governance ReformForeign Affairs Read →
- 10 April 2025 AI summary Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna accused the JVP of past anti-democratic violence, citing killings of clergy, politicians, public servants, security personnel and UNP supporters, as well as destruction of buses and depots during its opposition to the Provincial Council system. He said President J.R. Jayewardene had attempted to bring the JVP into democratic politics by releasing Rohana Wijeweera, and welcomed the party’s current participation in the democratic framework. He called for any inquiry into the Batalanda torture camp to be accompanied by a separate inquiry into the causes of the violence of that period, with redress for affected families, and defended Ranil Wickremesinghe against what he described as intimidation. Debate: Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Batalanda Torture Chambers Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 10 April 2025 AI summary Harshana Rajakaruna informed the Chair that the Chief Opposition Whip would arrange for him to receive an additional five minutes of speaking time. Debate: Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Batalanda Torture Chambers Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 April 2025 AI summary Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna argued that camps such as Batalanda were established as security measures in response to JVP violence during the 1987-89 period, particularly after attacks linked to protests against the Indo-Lanka Accord. He cited and tabled documents listing alleged JVP attacks on army and police camps, looting of weapons, destruction of paddy stores, and killings of civilians and monks. He also accused the JVP of past attacks on Parliament, the Temple of the Tooth, the Kataragama Perahera and Katunayake Airport, questioning its present criticism of state actions during that period. Debate: Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Batalanda Torture Chambers Security & DefenceLaw & OrderJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 10 April 2025 AI summary Harshana Rajakaruna raised concerns about operational and supplier-relations problems at the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation, noting reports that suppliers cannot obtain meetings and may be losing interest in bidding, which could aggravate procurement difficulties. He also drew attention to media reports that all three X-ray machines at the National Hospital, Colombo, were out of service after one machine had been handling 600–800 scans daily, and urged the Minister to address the matter urgently. Oral Question 541/2025: National Cancer Institute - Essential Drugs Public FinanceHealthcare Read →
- 10 April 2025 AI summary Harshana Rajakaruna questioned the Minister on reported staff shortages and curtailed services at Malwathuhiripitiya Hospital, requesting that the Minister look beyond official reports and consider a personal inspection. He also raised broader concerns about medicine shortages in hospitals, including cancer medicines, stating that patients are often required to buy prescribed drugs from private pharmacies. He asked what action would be taken to rectify delays and problems in the medicines ordering and procurement process. Oral Question 541/2025: National Cancer Institute - Essential Drugs Public FinanceHealthcare Read →
- 21 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna stated that the SJB, including the Leader of the Opposition, would support constructive programmes that advance the country. He said the party prioritizes national progress and the welfare of the people over political self-interest. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Twenty-sixth Day) and Third Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 21 March 2025 AI summary Harshana Rajakaruna acknowledged some positive changes by the Government, including Ministers reducing visible security, but argued that the ruling party should also accept responsibility for its past political alliances and actions, including support for Mahinda Rajapaksa, participation in earlier governments, and the events of 1988–89. He questioned the Government’s claims on abolishing MPs’ pensions, vehicle permits, salaries, and official residences, stating that similar benefits had been used by its members in the past and asking what direct relief had gone to the public. He also criticized the absence of Government MPs from a Committee on Public Finance workshop and noted continuing high levels of poverty among the population. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Twenty-sixth Day) and Third Reading Corruption & Governance ReformParliamentary Procedure Read →
- 21 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna noted that he had been allocated two additional minutes to speak. No substantive policy position, proposal, or question was raised in the provided excerpt. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Twenty-sixth Day) and Third Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 19 March 2025 AI summary Harshana Rajakaruna formally posed a question to the Chair or relevant Minister during parliamentary proceedings. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or argument is included in the recorded excerpt. Oral Question: Question No. 5 - 517/2025 (Stand Down) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 14 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna presented a petition to Parliament on behalf of Mr. Terence Priyantha Thirimanne of Mudungoda, Gampaha. Petitions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 March 2025 AI summary Harshana Rajakaruna briefly concluded his remarks by urging members to give special attention to the matters he had raised. He thanked the Chair for the time allotted. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Seventeenth Allotted Day – Committee Stage Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna argued that education reform should prioritize early childhood and primary education, with standards and trained staff for pre-schools, reduced exam pressure, and a clear government position on changes to the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination. He called for regulation of private and international schools, review of the GCE O/L subject load, attention to principal and university lecturer salary anomalies, and depoliticization of appointments in the education sector. He also urged expedited teacher recruitment and stronger support for students with special needs, including trained teachers rather than only physical facilities. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Seventeenth Allotted Day – Committee Stage Education Read →